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IP Litigation

Moderator: LaTasha Snipes, Polsinelli, Houston, TX

IP Injunctions: Update on Case Outcomes Since eBay and New Trademark Law. Are presumptions Overrated?
Kristen Jakobsen Osenga, University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VA

Proposed Legislative Changes, and Status of German Legislation That Would Introduce Equitable Considerations to the Current Mandatory Injunction Practice
Christian Heine, KEENWAY Patentanwaelte PartG mbB, Duesseldorf, Germany

Appellate Mishaps: the Common and the Not So Common Across Various Types of IP Litigation
Lauren Degnan, Fish & Richardson, Washington, DC

Speakers

• Snipes, LaTasha

  Polsinelli | Counsel

  Tasha is an experienced litigator for a wide array of intellectual property (IP) matters, including patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright litigation. She also assists clients with technology transactions, commercialization strategies for their IP, and cybersecurity and data privacy issues. She has experience with patent matters across a wide range of technologies, including smart home technology, software, computer hardware, advanced systems for aircraft, medical devices, and oilfield technology.
• Heine, Christian

  KEENWAY Patentanwälte | Partner

  Christian Heine is a German and European Patent Attorney. He entered the field of IP in 2001 after studying physics with a minor in medicine in Germany. In 2008 he became partner of an IP boutique situated in Düsseldorf, Germany, who is operating under the name of KEENWAY Patentanwälte PartG mbB since January 2020. He is intensely involved in prosecuting, invalidating and litigating European and German patents, mostly in the fields of mechanical and electrical engineering and computer implemented inventions. Furthermore, he has vast experience in the field of German inventors’ law. He advises mainly medium sized business as well as major industrial enterprises based in Europe and overseas.
• Degnan, Lauren

  Fish & Richardson P.C.

  Lauren A. Degnan is a seasoned trial and appellate lawyer who handles high-stakes IP disputes that can weave their way through a complex maze of multi-jurisdiction litigation, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, federal district courts, the International Trade Commission, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Her experience across all forums makes her adept at developing coordinated, sophisticated strategies that often result in securing fast, favorable outcomes for clients. While Lauren has served as lead counsel for numerous complex patent infringement cases, her strategic writing abilities are an equally noteworthy talent.
• Jakobsen Osenga, Kristen

  University of Richmond School of Law | Associate Dean, Research Scholar, & Professor of Law

  Dean Kristen Jakobsen Osenga teaches and writes in the areas of intellectual property, patent law, law and language, and legislation and regulation. Some of her recent scholarship focuses on patent eligible subject matter, patent licensing firms, standard development organizations, patent law reform, and claim construction. She has written numerous law review articles on these and other topics, as well as book chapters and op eds on various aspects of patent law. Additionally, she has spoken on patent-related issues at many academic conferences and bar events. Dean Osenga is an active member of the Federal Circuit Bar Association and the American Intellectual Property Law Association.